Coaches

Coach Lane McCarter

Lane McCarter has been at Houston High School since the spring of 1998.  He was the head JV coach during the '98 and '99 seasons.  McCarter took over the very successful Houston High School baseball program in the fall of '99.  Since the spring of 2000, the program has carried that momentum into 4 state tournament appearances and one state title.  The 2005 state championship was the school's second state title.  The program has been recognized nationally by Baseball America in addition to 7 players being drafted professionally.  Since Coach McCarter took over, 50 players have received baseball scholarships. 

Coach McCarter's wife Kim is a registered dietician and owns a dance studio (Studio 413) in Collierville, TN.  Lane and his wife have twins, Maddy Mac and Addy Pearl, who were born May 2, 2007. 

The Houston High School baseball program is a part of Coach McCarter and always will be.  The greatest joy in the job for him is seeing young people continue to feel a part of the program well after they graduate.  With the tremendous support of the Houston High School administration and the Bullpen Club, this "Program of Excellence" is second to none in the country. 

Coach McCarter can be reached at rmccarter@scsk12.org or (901) 626-1215.

Coach Collins Day

Coach Day graduated from Germantown High School in 1992.  He was all-state in football as a running back and free safety.  The Red Devils made the state championship game in both football and baseball during Coach Day's senior year.  Coach Day then signed a baseball scholarship with the University of Memphis.  He was a 3rd team All-American in 1994 after leading the nation in winning percentage at 12-0.  He also hit .307 with 7 home runs.  That Memphis team finished 52-11 and came within one win of the College World Series. 

Coach Day came to Houston in 2000 to help his college teammate, Coach McCarter, lead the Mustang program.  Coach Day is the Varsity 3rd base coach and coaches the pitchers and hitters.  He has a strong passion for studying pitching and hitting and is very resourceful while being able to continue learning from his former players like big leaguers Matt Cain and Brent Dlugach. 

Coach Day met his wife Kelly when she was a pom-pon girl at the University of Memphis.  She currently works as a Solutions Consultant for Ricoh Business Solutions.  They have 2 sons.  Chandler is 6 and Canon is 2.

Coach Day lives in Germantown and teaches at Oak Elementary in Bartlett.  He has a strong passion for baseball and coaching, but his biggest strength is his love for the kids.  "The success of this program starts from the outstanding administration at HHS.  In addition, because of our distinguished Bullpen Club, the coaches are able to focus on developing players in life both on and off the field.  Bill Avant has also made our field the number one place to play in the state.  It's because of all of this support that over half of Houston's graduating seniors since the class of 2000 have gone on to sign college scholarships.  This is a big reason why players love to play at Houston.  They realize we are truly doing this because we have fun.  That's the only way to play the game!"

Coach Jay Joyner

Coach Joyner graduated from Houston High School in 1993.  He played both baseball and basketball for the Mustangs.  He was named Most Valuable Offensive Player in baseball in 1991.  After graduation, Coach Joyner went on to receive a Bachelor's in Business Administration from the University of Alabama in 1997.  He is currently employed as a Sr. Financial Analyst with Helena Chemical Company. 

Coach Joyner joined the Mustang coaching staff in 1999 as an assistant to Coach McCarter on the JV level.  That year's team won the JV Regional Tournament.  In 2000, when Coach McCarter was named the Varsity Head Coach, Jay took over as Head Coach of the the JV program.  He has since led the JV Mustangs to ten straight 20 win seasons and 4 JV Regional Tournament championship games. 

Jay is married to Crystal, who graduated with a business degree from the University of Mississippi in 1997.  She is currently employed as a Business Development Manager with ServiceMaster.  They have 2 boys.  Matthew was born October 2, 2005 and Logan was born October 10, 2006. 

Coach Joyner is very proud of the accomplishments of the Houston program and is proud to have a small part in it.  He really enjoys coaching at the JV level and watching players go from boys to men in their four year careers. 

Coach Joyner can be reached at JJoyner16@comcast.net or (901) 652-3774.

Coach Brad Fly

Brad Fly was born and raised in Germantown, TN and attended Houston High School from 1999-2003.  Brad lettered in 3 sports while attending Houston (Baseball, Basketball and Footbal). 

After high school, Brad went on to play college baseball at the University of Memphis and played his last year at Crichton College in Memphis, TN.  Brad was captain of the team his senior year and lead the team with a .357 batting average along with 15 HR's earning him first team all-conference.

After college, Brad married his high school sweetheart Christine Arthur.  They now have a 1 year old boy, Kane, and plan on adding to the family in the near future.

Brad is the assistant coach for the JV Mustangs.  He coaches the hitters and outfielders.  He has been part of the coaching staff since 1998 and has done a tremendous job developing the young Mustangs.